Nissan Murano 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

43.4% of 960 MOT tests of the Nissan Murano first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.9 (95% CI 85.8–104.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan Murano built in 2005 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	43.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	960
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.8–104.1)	94.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	960
Rank among this model's 6 build years	3	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	960
Tested in 2024	176	tests	median 102,895 miles	2024	176

Built 2005 against Nissan Murano normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 42.7% vs 46.4%; age 15: 44.4% vs 44.8%; age 16: 46.6% vs n/a%; age 17: 42.6% vs n/a%; age 18: 42.1% vs n/a%; age 19: 44.3% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2005 Nissan Murano by registration · All Nissan Murano MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2005 Nissan Murano fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Murano built 2005: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
14	555	42.7	38.7–46.9	46.4	92
15	405 (rough estimate)	44.4	39.7–49.3	44.8	99.2
16	371 (rough estimate)	46.6	41.6–51.7	not available	not available
17	291 (rough estimate)	42.6	37.1–48.4	not available	not available
18	247 (rough estimate)	42.1	36.1–48.3	not available	not available
19	176 (rough estimate)	44.3	37.2–51.7	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,045 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2005 Nissan Murano?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is suspension: 37.9 items per 100 first tests, against 32.1 across all build years of the Nissan Murano. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Murano built 2005 against the Nissan Murano in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2005, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	37.9	32.1	775
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	37	28.9	757
Brakes	18.8	15.9	385
Body, chassis, structure	15.4	15.4	315
Steering	14	12.4	286

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,045 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Nissan Murano, 2005 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 95.7.

Nissan Murano build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	94.9	85.8–104.1	no different (rough estimate)	960
2006	95.7	87.4–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	1,183
2007	112.1	99.3–124.8	no different (rough estimate)	616
2008	95.9	82.8–109.0	no different (rough estimate)	506
2009	76.0	65.0–87.0	better (rough estimate)	572
2010	65.2	48.0–82.5	better (rough estimate)	202

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,039 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Murano 2005 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-murano/2005/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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